What are you doing this weekend? Why not tie-dye some clothes. It's cheap and fun.
Tie-dye is part of a shed load of fashion collections at the moment, from Melanie Bower to Melanie Cutfiled, Bernhard Willhelm, Dolce e Gabbana to L.A.M.B. and sass & bide vie.
Sure, some of those labels use a printing technique, rather than an old-school dying one, but you can achieve some similar effects with a pot of hot water, some string and a dye sachet.
You will need:
A clean plain piece of clothing
String
A big saucepan
Chunky salt cristals
Some die from
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If you have some experience, just expermient away and enjoy your own creations.
If not, remember that the tighter you tie the string around the fabric, the less dye will be able to reach the fabric. Hot water will shrink cotton, so consider a cold dye. Dye won't take well to polyester, so cotton is your best option. Also, do be sure to read the instructions on the die packet. This is science, so you need to get the experiment right.
Happy dying peeps!